Abu Dawud Book 9. Sacrifice

Chapter : Disapproved sacrificial animals. Narated By Utbah ibn ‘Abd al-Sulami : Yazid Dhu Misr said: I came to Utbah ibn ‘Abd al-Sulami and said: Abu al-Walid, I went out seeking sacrificial animals. I did not find anything which attracted…

Chapter : Disapproved sacrificial animals. Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) enjoined upon us to pay great attention to the eye and both ears, and not to sacrifice a one-eyed animal, and an animal…

Chapter : Disapproved sacrificial animals. Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Prophet (PBUH) prohibited to sacrifice an animal with a slit ear and broken horn. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Jurayy (b. Kulaib) is Sadusi, and belongs to…

Chapter : Disapproved sacrificial animals. Narated By Qatadah : I asked Sa’id b. al-Musayyab: What is meant by an animal with a slit ear and broken horn? He replied: Half and more than half.

Chapter : How many persons can share a cow and a camel in sacrifice. Narated By Jabir b. ‘Abd Alah : We performed tamattu’ during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (PBUH), sacrificed a cow for seven and a…

Chapter : How many persons can share a cow and a camel in sacrifice. Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: A cow serves for seven, and a camel serves for seven.

Chapter : How many persons can share a cow and a camel in sacrifice. Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : We sacrificed along with the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) at al-Hudaybiyyah a camel for seven and a cow for seven…

Chapter : On a goat sacrificed for a body. Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : I witnessed sacrificing along with the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) at the place of prayer. When he finished his sermon, he descended from his pulpit,…

Chapter : A muslim ruler should sacrifice at the place of prayer. Narated By Ibn ‘Umar : The Prophet (PBUH) used to slaughter his sacrificial animal at the place of prayer. Ibn ‘Umar himself used to do so.

Chapter : On storing up the meat of sacrifice. Narated By ‘Aisha : Some people of the desert came at the time of sacrifice in the time of the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: Store…

Chapter : On storing up the meat of sacrifice. Narated By Nubayshah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: We forbade you to eat their meat for more than three days in order that you might have abundance; now Allah has produced…

Chapter : On sacrifice of a traveller. Narated By Thawban : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) sacrificed (during a journey) and then said: Thawban, mend the meat of this goat. I then kept on supplying its meat until we reached…

Chapter : Prohibition of making an animal target for arrows and showing kindness to an animal which is being slaughtered. Narated By Shaddad b. Aws : There are two characteristics that I heard the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) say: Allah…

Chapter : Prohibition of making an animal target for arrows and showing kindness to an animal which is being slaughtered. Narated By Hisham b. Zaid : I entered upon al-Hakam b. Ayyub along with anas. He saw some youth or…

Chapter : On slaughter of the people of the book. Narated By Ibn ‘Abbas : The verse: “So eat of (meats) on which Allah’s name hath been pronounced (Qur’an vi. 118)” and the verse: “Eat not of (meats) on which…